Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-09

CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE PENSION LAWS
At the trial before U. s. commissioner Bundy Sat
with violating the pension laws, Assistant District
Attorney LipscOmb appeared for the Government
and A. b. Williams for the defendant. There were
two charges against the defendant growing out OF
the same transaction. In one he is charged with
exact1ng an illegal fee, and the other charges him
with presenting false affidavit: Special Agent
RoOme produced the papers, which were filed
July 81 1884, in the Pension Office, in relation to
the claim for pension OF Frank Knitting. The
it was shown to have been filed July 1, 1856 The
defendant was committed for trial.
SUSTAINING THE RAu.RoAD.-Inthec case OF Knight
agt. the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, argued
in the Court in General Term last week, Judge Cox
to-day delivered the opinion OF the court discnarg
ing the rule A petition had been filed charging
the railroad Impany with having violated the in
junction Orig inally granted, and a rule to show
The Court ny its action decides that the terms Of
the Injunction have not been violated.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The Italian Benevolent
Society yesterday elected the following Officers:
President Giovanni Malatesta; vice president, An
tonic Bregazzi; corresponding secretary, +. p.
Rallo; financial secretary, PtetrO Lavingne; Treas
urer, s. G. Casassa; vice treasurer, A. Pavarine;
directors Francesca GULL, Giuseppe Aranci0, Pas
auale Demarz a marshal Gss Giuseppe Cate: vice
SUM, A. A. MosinO banner bearer, G. Bacicaluppo;
dOorkeeper, Daminico Dc vincenA
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MANDAMus AGAINST SURVEYOR FoRsYrH.-To-day
q petition Tor writ OF mandamus was filed In the
name OF the United States ex rel w. S. Harlan
against VIM. Forsyth, surveyor OF the District, to
compel the latter TO record q plat OF lot IL and
parts OF 10 and IL, square 40.
TIE NEW YoRK SCHUBTzRN CORPS COMING
The Independent New York Schuetzen Corps
Capt. j. j. Diehl, the same company that made an
excursion to Germany In 1885 will make an ex-
cursiOn ON the 10Th, 17th 18TH and 10th OF May to
Washington. Their headquarters win be at the
Arlington. There will be shooting festival In the
Shuetzen park for one day only. The corps viii be
An excursion 70 Mount Vernon ana banquet 1t
the Arlington are also on the program.
HEAVY SUIT FOB DANAGRN.-TO-d1U, MI. James
[. Barbour, by MIR, II. Wise Garrett, nied q suit
against Peter b. Heiskel jE, to recover sl1 90
damages. He claims TO have sustained damages
by reason OF defendant procuring him. about the
10th Of september last, TO grind at his mill 80
lbs. OF castor beans under representations that
they were perfectly iR0nenstve, and would
not, In any wise, fn1uFo his mill, when they were
offensive and dangerous BY reason OF which the
trade OF his mill has suffered, and he has been
damaged, &C.
The fourth eoncert Of the symphony Orchestra
given at the UntverSaliet church SATURDAY even